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Pierce County, WA

The federal environmental record for Pierce County (population 928,696): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

8

Superfund NPL sites

63

federal cleanup sites

20

PFAS-detecting water systems

31

TRI facilities

280

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
American Lake Gardens/McChord AFBTacomaon the NPL09/21/1984
Commencement Bay, Near Shore/Tide FlatsPierce Countyon the NPL09/08/1983
Commencement Bay, South Tacoma ChannelTacomaon the NPL09/08/1983
Fort Lewis (Landfill No. 5)Tacomadeleted07/22/1987
Fort Lewis Logistics CenterTillicumon the NPL11/21/1989
Hidden Valley Landfill (Thun Field)Pierce Countyon the NPL03/31/1989
LakewoodLakewoodon the NPL09/08/1983
McChord Air Force Base (Wash Rack/Treatment Area)Tacomadeleted07/22/1987

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Pierce with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.

SystemHighest resultsReading
ARTONDALE WATER SYSTEM

WA5303160

PFOS: 153.6 ng/L

PFHxS: 55.8 ng/L

PFBS: 28.9 ng/L

above final limit
FIRGROVE MUTUAL INC

WA5325200

PFOS: 8.6 ng/L

PFBS: 5.4 ng/L

PFOA: 4.4 ng/L

above final limit
JBLM Lewis

WA5326050

PFOS: 11.1 ng/L

PFHxS: 8.8 ng/L

PFOA: 6.8 ng/L

above final limit
LAKEWOOD WATER DISTRICT

WA5345550

PFPeA: 8.2 ng/L

PFBA: 6.6 ng/L

PFOS: 5.9 ng/L

above final limit
JBLM McChord Field

WA5352200

PFHxS: 8 ng/L

PFOS: 5.3 ng/L

above final limit
PARKLAND LIGHT & WATER COMPANY

WA5366200

PFOS: 13.8 ng/L

PFBS: 7.5 ng/L

PFOA: 6.2 ng/L

above final limit
QUISTORFF

WA5370550

PFHxS: 44 ng/L

PFBS: 35 ng/L

PFPeS: 20 ng/L

above final limit
SOUTHWOOD WATER SYSTEM

WA5382844

PFPeA: 110 ng/L

PFHxA: 48 ng/L

PFBA: 14 ng/L

above final limit
SPANAWAY WATER COMPANY

WA5382850

PFOS: 8.3 ng/L

PFBS: 7.5 ng/L

PFOA: 6.2 ng/L

above final limit
BONNEY LAKE WATER DEPARTMENT CITY

WA5307650

PFBS: 4.7 ng/L

detected
FIFE DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS

WA5325050

PFHxS: 5 ng/L

PFBS: 4 ng/L

detected
FIRCREST CITY OF

WA5325150

PFBS: 5.4 ng/L

detected
FRUITLAND MUTUAL WATER COMPANY

WA5326800

PFBS: 5.1 ng/L

PFOA: 4 ng/L

PFPeA: 3.4 ng/L

detected
MINTERBROOK

WA5354740

PFBS: 4 ng/L

PFPeA: 3.8 ng/L

PFHxA: 3.3 ng/L

detected
MILTON CITY OF

WA5354950

PFPeA: 6.6 ng/L

PFBA: 5.5 ng/L

PFHxA: 5.3 ng/L

detected
MOUNTAIN VIEW-EDGEWOOD WATER CO

WA5356820

PFBS: 3.6 ng/L

detected
PEACOCK HILL

WA5366637

PFPeA: 25.6 ng/L

PFHxA: 18.8 ng/L

PFBS: 16 ng/L

detected
PUYALLUP CITY OF

WA5370050

PFBS: 4.4 ng/L

detected
SUMMIT WATER & SUPPLY CO

WA5385050

PFPeA: 3.1 ng/L

detected
TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF

WA5386800

PFHxS: 5.1 ng/L

PFBS: 3.3 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

31 facilities in Pierce filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 672k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
BURLINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL LLCTACOMANitric acid, Lead157k lb
U.S. ARMY JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORDJBLMCopper, Lead And Lead Compounds151k lb
EMERALD SERVICES INCTACOMAEthylene glycol, Zinc compounds147k lb
US OIL & REFINING COTACOMAAmmonia, n-Hexane90k lb
ARCLIN SURFACES LLCTACOMAMethanol, Phenol58k lb
TORAY COMPOSITE MATERIALS AMERICATACOMAN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone38k lb
BRADKEN ENERGYTACOMAChromium, Nickel14k lb
BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES-FREDERICKSONPUYALLUPNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Copper5k lb
RAINIER PLYWOOD COTACOMAMethanol, Phenol3k lb
GENERAL PLASTICS MANUFACTURING COTACOMADichloromethane, Diisocyanates3k lb
PHILLIPS 66 TACOMA TERMINALTACOMAn-Hexane, Toluene2k lb
SUPERIOR WOOD TREATINGSUMNERChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds1k lb
PABCO ROOFING PRODUCTSTACOMACopper compounds940 lb
ASSOCIATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS INCTACOMAEthylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers)807 lb
STELLA-JONES CORPTACOMACopper And Copper Compounds, Pentachlorophenol765 lb
WESTERN WOOD PRESERVING COSUMNERChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper compounds500 lb
JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTSTACOMALead And Lead Compounds166 lb
JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS TACOMATACOMALead And Lead Compounds119 lb
CARAUSTAR TACOMA PAPERBOARDTACOMALead59 lb
PACIFIC FUNCTIONAL FLUIDSTACOMAEthylene glycol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone15 lb
CARLISLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LLCPUYALLUPDiisocyanates10 lb
NORTHSTAR CHEMICALTACOMANitric acid3 lb
GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM LLCTACOMALead compounds, Mercury compounds3 lb
JCI JONES CHEMICALS INCTACOMAChlorine2 lb
PEXCO LLCTACOMADi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Styrene1 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 1,606 tank facilities in Pierce: 859 tanks in service and 3,904 closed. 306 fuel releases are on record, of which 280 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Pierce as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.

The record for one specific address

County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.

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All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Pierce, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • AMERICAN LAKE GARDENS/MCCHORD AFBTACOMA
  • AMERICAN SURPLUS SALES COTACOMA
  • ASARCO INCTACOMA
  • ATLAS FOUNDRY DUMPTACOMA
  • B & L WOODWASTE FILLMILTON
  • BLAIR WATERWAY TBT SITETACOMA
  • BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROADTACOMA
  • CALBAG METALS CO MARINE VIEW DRTACOMA
  • CASCADE POLE CO INC MCFARLANDTACOMA
  • CASCADE TIMBER LOG SORTING YARD #2TACOMA
  • CHAMPION INTERNATIONALTACOMA
  • CLEANCARE CORPORATIONTACOMA
  • COMMENCEMENT BAY DEEP WATERSTACOMA
  • COMMENCEMENT BAY, NEAR SHORE/TIDE FLATSTACOMA
  • COMMENCEMENT BAY, SOUTH TACOMA CHANNELTACOMA
  • COSKI IND DUMPTACOMA
  • DAUPHIN SITETACOMA
  • DON OLINE LANDFILLTACOMA
  • ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICATACOMA
  • EXTRA SPACE STORAGE MERCURY RESPONSEPUYALLUP
  • FAA - LEVEL ISLAND STATIONLEVEL ISLAND
  • FORT LEWIS (LANDFILL NO. 5)TACOMA
  • FORT LEWIS LOGISTICS CENTERTILLICUM
  • GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATIONTACOMA
  • GENERAL METALS OF TACOMATACOMA
  • GENERAL METALS OF TACOMATACOMA
  • HIDDEN VALLEY TRANSFER STATION AND LANDFILLPUYALLUP
  • LAKEWOODLAKEWOOD
  • LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORP.TACOMA
  • MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE (WASH RACK/TREATMENT AREA)TACOMA
  • MCMURRAY ROAD CHEMICAL REMOVALTACOMA
  • MURRAY PACIFIC LOG SORTING YARD #1TACOMA
  • NORTHCOAST YACHTSTACOMA
  • OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION SITETACOMA
  • PACIFIC FUNCTIONAL FLUIDS TACOMATACOMA
  • PACIFIC PRODUCER AMMONIA RELEASETACOMA
  • PETROLEUM RECLAIMING SERVICE INC (PRSGRP)TACOMA
  • RHONE POULENC BASIC CHEMICALSTACOMA
  • ROCKY CREEK ROAD ASBESTOS DUMPGIG HARBOR
  • SIMON METALS LLCTACOMA
  • SOUTH TACOMA CHANNEL SEEPTACOMA
  • SOUTH TACOMA FIELDTACOMA
  • SPI FIRE RESPONSELAKEWOOD
  • TACOMA ALUMINUM PHOSPHIHE RESPONSETACOMA
  • TACOMA METALS INCTACOMA
  • TACOMA POWER PAINT CHIPSTACOMA
  • TACOMA SPURTACOMA
  • TACOMA TAR PITSTACOMA
  • THORNE ROAD ALUM MUD PONDSTACOMA
  • UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD TUNNELTACOMA
  • US GYPSUM COTACOMA
  • US GYPSUM CO HYLEBOS CR DUMP SITEMILTON
  • US OIL & REFINING COTACOMA
  • USAF ANG CAMP MURRAYCAMP MURRAY
  • USAF MCCHORD AFB AREA AMCCHORD AFB
  • USAF MCCHORD AFB AREA CMCCHORD AFB
  • USAF MCCHORD AFB AREA DMCCHORD AFB
  • USAF MCCHORD AFB AREA EMCCHORD AFB
  • USAF MCCHORD AFB BLDG 1173MCCHORD AFB
  • USAF MCCHORD AFB BLDG 792MCCHORD AFB
  • USARMY NG WATERCRAFT SUPPORT MAINT CTRTACOMA
  • WASHINGTON COLD STORAGE - PUYALLUPPUYALLUP
  • WELL 12 ATACOMA